Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

Congress meets on next Monday week
December 9Th. The political parties ia
the House stand Democrats 16o, Rerubli-
the Independents is a Democratic knight
of Labor, Hopkins, from the Lynchburg
district, who has announced his intention
to vote with the Democratic party as he
has always done, and as be did at the
election just held in Virginia. Hon. John
G. Carlisle will be reelected Speaker, it Is
stated, without any opposition in his own
party.
While some other portions of Virginia
fell off in their Democratic vote, Nov.
9Th, the counties of the Sixth Congression-
al district gave a clear Democratic major
ity of 3,S17-about its usual old time
majority.
The Page Democrats had rousing GEL
ebratiOn with speakers. bands and lights,
over the election of Democratic Senator
and Delegate from that county. There
was procession carrying flags, and Luray
presented brilliant sight.
At the Charlottesville wooden mills the
Democratic workingmen had q big cele-
bration in honor of the big Democratic
majority the county Of Albermarle gave.
November 8th. They had fireworks, a
bonfire, a brass band and plenty of
speaking.
The Tazewell, Va, Index" (Republi-
can) has its cannon upside down, and
heads it's leader. ''Scooped Us ln.''
Hon. John e. Carlisle has purchased a
800 pair of trotters, one OF which he has
named ''Randall'' and the other "Morri-
son.
The fact that the Bourbon Republicans
of Kansas still keep on their statute books
a law requiring any ex-Confederate sol
der to have his disabilities removed by
office in that State, is making big polti-
cal fight in Wichita in that State. o. F.
Percy has been elected Coroner aDd
the leading Republicans of the town have
got out an injunction to prevent the
County Clerk issuing him certificate
This is what they call National par
ty.
Some of the apathetic bodied Wiz
ginia Democrats who staid at home at
the last election can read with profit this
list of aged Democrats who walked to the
polls 10 Rappahannock county to vote for
and elect BARREL b. Gordon, Democratic
nominee for the House of Delegates. Jas.
L. Powers age So, Robert Dearbe IS, Il.
M. Hedrick II, Elijah Houghton 81, Fl.
Il. Moffett 70. Henry Foster II, Robert S.
Bell 10. and Richard Harris 70.
Nearly two hundred Virginians doing
business in Baltimore united in letter to
Hon. John S. Barbour congratulatlng him
on the Democratic victory in Virginia.
From his modest reply it would never be
guessed that he had any share in the vic
torious campaign.
Mr.. Daniel B. Lucas appointed by the
Governor of West Virginia to fill a vacan-
cy in the U. s. Senate which has since
been permanently. filled by the election Of
Judge Faulkner by the legislature, an
nounces that he will claim his seat in that
body. Senator Riddleberger In speaking
of the contest says he will vote purely on
the merits of the case and without refer
ence to party. His vote is very lmpor-
tant one in view of the almost evenly bal
anced Senate.
The Woodstock "Virginian" (Dem.)
says that much of the Democratic victory
in the county was due the assistance
given that ticket '.by Mr.. Il. j. Walker,
the Great Mugwump' of Shenandoah. and
the Malone men, who, to some extent,
knitted the Riddleberger men. as Messrs.
King and Bowman were rightly supposed
to be-"